The administrators of the Tor anonymiser network are urging users to upgrade
their software in the wake of a security breach. A total of three servers
belonging to the network were compromised in an attack by unidentified hackers
who proceeded to use the machines as a base to launch other attacks. The
affected servers have since been "refurnished," according to the team.
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Mass hack plants malware on thousands of webpages
More than 100,000 webpages, some belonging to newspapers, police departments, and other l… -
1000 Israeli websites hacked since Flotilla attack
The Israeli radio reported today that hackers hacked 1000 Israeli websites since the Isra… -
Pentagon hacked 6 million times daily
Unauthorized users penetrate Pentagon networks over six million times a day, says the hea… -
Mass Injection Attack Hits WordPress Blogs across Multiple Hosters
Hundreds of WorPress blogs hosted on shared servers were compromised over the weekend and… -
Network Attacks on Facebook, Twitter Tripled in 2009
As more organizations allow employees to use social media like Facebook and Twitter at wo… -
Security bug opens Google Buzz to hackers
A common Web programming error could give hackers a way to take over Google Buzz accounts…
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Trend Micro urges ISP intervention on security
Security experts are urging service providers to be more proactive in tracking infected m… -
Microsoft To Fix Zero-Day IE Bug For Patch Tuesday Release
Microsoft will fix 12 security flaws, including a critical Internet Explorer 8 zero-day v… -
Hackers strike again in attack on eateries
Hackers cracked into the credit card processing networks of several popular restaurant ch… -
`Sandwich attack` busts new cellphone crypto
A new encryption scheme for protecting 3G phone networks hasn't even gone into commercial… -
Oil companies hit by `state` cyber attacks, says report
At least three US oil companies were victims of highly targeted, email-borne attacks desi… -
Navigation without GPS: define your location using IP, GSM/UMTS and Wi-Fi
Thousands of years ago nobody could even dream of such a thing as GPS. Sailors and travel…